David Bacon (BM ‘06) is band director at Skyline Middle School in Wilmington’s Red Clay School District.

Kyle Baker (BM ‘06) teaches instrumental music in the Pennsgrove, NJ School District where she completed her student teaching assignment.

Barbara Benedett (BM ‘96, MM ‘98) is the assistant director of Early Childhood Programs at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, PA, where she is also a member of the clarinet/saxophone teaching faculty. Additionally, she performs regularly in the Philadelphia area.

Colin Bunnell (BM ‘06) attends Jersey City University on a full assistantship for percussion.

Tyler Capp (BM ‘06) is completing a Master of Music in Composition at SUNY Stony Brook. Tyler Capp's piano reduction of Michael Torke's 'Rapture' percussion concerto has just been released in publication. Scores of the reduction are being sold through Bill Holab Music. Charles Fricker (MM ‘06) premiered the first movement of this reduction on May 3, 2006 in Loudis during Torke's visit to our department.

Noel Dietrich (BM ‘02) received her Master of Arts in Communications with a concentration in Mass communications with an emphasis in Public Opinion from the University of Delaware.

Lauren Doyle (BM ‘06) teaches K-5 General Music at West Avenue School in Bridgeton, NJ.

Traci (Maher) Galla (BM ‘99) received a Master of Science in Music Education from Central Connecticut State University and has been teaching Choral and General Music in Connecticut.

Lauren Heller (BM ‘04, MM ‘06) is band director at Patuxent High School in Lusby, MD.

Diane Jones (BM ‘06) is completing a Master of Music in Composition at Syracuse University and is the first Billy Joel Fellowship recipient there.

Matt Leitsch (BM ‘06) is working on a Masters in clarinet performance at Peabody.

Steven Romano Mento (BM ‘81) is internationally represented with Prestige Agency (www.prestigeagency.com) as “Duo Mento.” Their CDs are available on Eroica Classical Recordings (www.eroica.com).

James Mikijanic (BM ‘06) is here at UD starting his Masters in Choral Conducting.

Clayton Okaly (BM ‘06) attends the University of Colorado for graduate study.

Lindsay Orr (BA ‘06) is currently attending Villanova Law School. While at the University of Delaware Lindsay defended her thesis entitled "Legal Issues of Intellectual Property as Related to the Music Industry" and presented the same at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on May 6, 2006. She graduated with a B.A. in Music with a Music Management Concentration "With Distinction", a minor in Legal Studies, a minor in Political Science and a B.A. in Theatre Production.

Joann Osgood (BM ‘06) is band director at Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts in Baltimore, MD.

Paul Robertson (BM ‘05) attends Jersey City University on a full assistantship for percussion.

Leonardo Santa (BM ’05) recently released a CD under his artist name Leonardo Le San. It can be purchased online at http://cdbaby.com/cd/leonardolesan.

Alessandra Schneider (BM ‘06) is a graduate student in Suzuki String Performance at the University of Maryland in College Park.

Kate Shealy (BM ‘06) is teaching at Gunning Bedford Middle School in New Castle.

Pam Shortall (BM ’06) is in Cecil County at North East Middle School.